Legal Opinion
Vickrey v. Gilmore
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 14, 1977No. 5740PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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JAMES, Justice.
This is a suit for declaratory judgment to construe a joint will. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Plaintiff-Appellee Alleene Gilmore, holding the joint will in question to be mutual and contractual as a matter of law. We affirm.
The purpose of the suit was to construe the joint will of John F. Vickrey and his wife Belle F. Vickrey, dated October 10, 1954, and to determine the legal effect, if any, a codicil executed by Belle F. Vickrey dated July 31, 1971, had upon such will.
As stated, the suit was filed by Plaintiff-Appellee Alleene Gilmore against…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Murphy v. SlatonTexas Supreme Court · 1954
- Harrell v. HickmanTexas Supreme Court · 1948
- Magids v. AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE CO., MIAMI, FLA.Texas Supreme Court · 1971
- Kirk v. BeardTexas Supreme Court · 1961
- Dougherty v. HumphreyTexas Supreme Court · 1968
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Lorenz v. Janssen, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2003
- Stern v. ReassCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
- John P. Lorenz, James M. Lorenz, Michael J. Lorenz and Mary Ann Lorenz Benton v. Otto Janssen, Jr., Laura Janssen, Ernest G. Schluter, Jr., and Carl Richard Schluter, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2003